Faucet.



J. A. PETRO.

A FAUGET. APPLIOATION FILED AFB.. 12, 1911.

L 1,062,112. Pateted May 20,1913.V

'jf J7 Witnesses nventor Z z i Attorneys "t MUMBIA PIANOGRAPH CD., WASHIMNJN. D- C.

JOI-IN A. PETRO, OF LORAIN, OHIO.

FAUCET.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN A. PETRo, a citizen of the United States, residingrat Lorain, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful y' Faucet, of which the following is a specification. f

It is the object of the present invention to provide an improved faucet of the self closing type. Ordinarily, such faucets require that the handle be held, in the position to which it is moved to open the valve of the faucet, until the proper amount ofv liquid has passed through the faucet. Thus, any onefusing such a faucetV for example, 1n

` drawing a bucket of water, is required to hold the handle inthe position stated until the bucket has been filled. n

It is therefore the aim of the present invention to providea faucet which will ordinarily automatically closebut'in which the i handle is so constructed and arranged that,

if desired, itmay be held, otherwise than manually, against automatic movement to close the valve. Incidentally, the invention aims to secure this result without in any way complicating the connection between the handle and the valve stem and in fact to secure this result without the employment of any elements other than those employed in similarly constructed faucets.

-A further aim of the invention is top rovidea faucet whichmay be taken down without the vnecessity of shutting oif the water supply and this is accomplished by the provision ofan auxiliary valve which isdesigned to automatically close vwhen the faucet is unscrewed from lits attaching nipple.

In the accompanying'drawingsnFigure 1 y is` a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the faucetV constructed in accordance with the present invention, the handle` being shown in normal position in full lines and being shown 1n dotted lines 1n position to open the valve and tobe returned autoi matically to normal position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing `the yhandle of the faucet moved to position to open the valve and in which position it will be held Aagainst automatic return. Fig. 3y is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 of l Specification of Letters Patent.

ApplCatOn lled April 12, 1911.

Serial No. 620,656.

Patented May 2o, 1913.

perspective view of a slightly modified form v of primary valve. Fig. 7 is a perspective view in detail of the auxiliary valve of the faucet.

In the drawings, the .faucet is illustrated asA including a bodyy 5 which is of the usual form and in fact ymay be modified in various tion of which indicated yby the numeral 9 projects forwardly from the valve, and a portion indicated by they numeral 10, which projects rearwardly therefrom. tion 10 is formed ywith grooves 11 extending throughout nearly theentire length thereof and the portion 9 is't-ubular as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 3 and tof the drawings and is formed with an opening y12 through The porp which the liquid may flow after it has enc tered the body by .wayY of the grooves 11 and has passed aroundthe valve 8, thesaid valve, at such times, being of course moved from its seat. The liquidA passing through the portion 9 of the valve stem will of course be discharged 4from the faucet in the usual manner.- A spring 13 is fitted upon the portionl 10 of the valve stem and bears at its forward end against the valve S and at itsrear\ end against the nipple 7. .It will be observed by yreferring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, that the valve stem is fitted slidably in the body 5 and nipple 7 of the faucet and that the spring 13 serves yto hold the valve firmly to its seat. It will further be observed from an inspection of Fig. 1, that the grooves 11 at their rear'ends, open beyond the front end of the nipple 7 so that the water or other liquid to. be drawn through the faucet, will at all times lill the grooves and that portion of the body rearwardly of the valve seat. By so constructing the portion 10 of the valve stem, the formation of a water hammerr is prevented and the valve will close without undue noise.

As a means for shifting the valve yaway from its seat, there is provided a handle 14 having a laterally extending shank 15 which is mounted to oscillate in the body 5, transversely thereof, and in advance of the valve seat 6. At its inner end, the shank 15 is formed with a linger 16 which is of a width substantially equal to the diameter of the forward portion 9 of the valve stem. This linger 16 seats in a recess 17 formed in the upper side of the said portion 9 of the valve stem and it will be readily understood that by rocking the handle 14, the finger will work between the opposite walls of the recess and shift the valve stem. In other words, when the handle 14; is swung downwardly, the linger 16 will be rocked rearwardly and will force the valve and its stem in a corresponding direction, against the tension of the spring 13. This will move the valve from its seat and liquid may then flow through the faucet. If the handle is depressed only to about the position shown in dotted lines shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the spring 13 will act to automatically return it to full line position as soon as it is released. In other words, when the handle is depressed only to the degree shown in dotted lines in the said Fig. 1, the valve will automatically close when the handle is released. However, as heretofore stated, it is desirable that some means be provided for holding the valve againstv closing when it is desired to draw a considerable quantity of liquid through the faucet and in the instance of the present invention, this may be accomplished by merely depressing the handle 14 to a greater degree than in the first described instance. I/Vhen so depressed, the handle will occupy about the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. When the handle is so positioned, the finger 16 will lie in a plane occupied also by the upper edge of the rear wall of the recess 17 and the aXis of the shank 15 of the handle. In other words, the end of the finger will bind against the said upper edge of the rear wall of the recess and the spring 13 will then be ineffective to close the valve and return the handle to normal position. iVhen the desired quantity of liquid has been drawn through the faucet, however, the valve may be readily closed by pulling forwardly upon the lower end of the handle so as to move the end of the finger out of binding engagement with the said wall of the recess.

From the foregoing it will be readily understood that where the water pressure is high, the spring 13 may be omitted and the valve will be automatically closed by such pressure. It will be further observed, by referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, that 'a recess is formed in the body of the faucet immediately rearwardly of the inner end of the shank 15 of the handle 14 and that when the handle is in the full line position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the end of the finger will seat in this recess and further downward swinging movement of the handle will be prevented. Thus, the

finger cannot be moved completely o-ut of engagement with the valve stem and disarrangement of the parts is eifectually prevented.

In the form of valve shown in Fig. 6 of the drawing, two openings 12 are formed in the stem, one located at each side thereof and perform the same function as does the single opening indicated by a corresponding reference numeral in the other figures of the drawing.

Within the nipple 7 there is formed a valve seat 13 and threaded within the nipple at its rear end is a collar 19. The auX- iliary valve is indicated by the numeral 20 and has a short stem 21 projecting forwardly therefrom and resting normally against the rear end of the stem 10 of the primary valve. A spring 210 is fitted upon a rearwardly projecting stem 22 of the auX- iliary valve and rests at its rear end against the collar 19 and at its forward end against the rear side of the valve 20. The stem 21 is of such length that normally the valve 20 will be held away fro-m its seat 18 so that water or other liquid to be drawn through the faucet may fill the interior thereof back of the valve 8 at all times. When the valve 8 is moved to open position, the valve 20 will also be opened to a further degree, as, for example, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. By referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings it will be readily understood that should it be desired to dismount the faucet for the purpose of repairing the same or for cleaning it, the body of the faucet may be unscrewed from the forward end of the nipple 7 As this is being accomplished, the valve 20 will be forced forwardly by the spring 210 so that when the valve body 5 has been completely dismounted, the valve 2O will close the nipple 7 and cut off the discharge of liquid therethrough. The faucet may then be repaired or cleaned and eventually replaced in position upon the nipple. This obviates the necessity of cutting off the water or other liquid supply.

What is claimed is 1. In a faucet, a body formed interiorly with a valve seat, a valve including a stem fitted slidably in the body and formed with a recess, and means for sliding the stem to move the valve from its seat, said means comprising an oscillatory shank, and a finger upon the shank working between the walls of the recess in the stem and adapted to bind against one of said walls when the shank is oscillated a predetermined degree.

2. In a faucet, a body formed interiorly with a valve seat, a valve including a stem fitted slidably in the body and formed with a recess, and means for sliding the stem to move t-he valve from its seat, said means comprising an oscillatory shank, and a finger upon the shank Working between the Walls of the recess in the stem, the shank being movable to bring the finger at its eX- tremity into binding engagement with the upper edge of one Wall of the recess With s the finger extending bodily in a line between the said edge and the axis of the shank.

shank, and means projecting from the shank and engaging directly with the valve stem, the said means upon the shank being arranged to bind the stem when the shank is oscillated a predetermined distance.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOI-IN A. PETRO.

Witnesses:

SAM GYoNPs, J oHN Kiss.

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